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TerrorVision is turning 40, and we’re celebrating with director Ted Nicolaou, the filmmaker behind one of the strangest and most memorable cult horror movies of the 1980s. In this wide-ranging interview, Nicolaou looks back at the making of TerrorVision , from the film’s bizarre concept and creature effects to its distinctive 1980s personality and the experience of making a movie that has developed such a lasting cult following. Nicolaou also talks about his work on the Subspecies franchise, including the making of the original film and his experiences shooting in a post-revolution Romania, as well as his long history with Full Moon and Charlie Band. He shares stories from his years working in the world of low-budget genre filmmaking and reflects on the unique approach that made Full Moon such an important part of 1980s and ’90s horror. Find more from Ted Nicolaou is on Substack. He's currently exploring his other cult hit, Subspecies, and the trials and tribulations of producing a low budget movie in a post-revolution country. Check it out here: https://substack.com/@tednicolaou/note/c-336930487 A full, uncut video version of this interview is EXCLUSIVE to Bloody Good Horror patrons. 👻Support Bloody Good Horror, gain live stream access, join our Slack and get the entire back catalog by visiting us at: https://www.patreon.com/bloodygoodhorror BGH on social media (Now on Substack!) 🩸https://x.com/bghorror 🩸https://www.instagram.com/bloodygoodhorror/ 🩸https://substack.com/@bloodygoodhorror 🩸https://www.facebook.com/bloodygoodhorror 🩸https://www.tiktok.com/@bgoodhorror 🩸https://www.threads.com/@bloodygoodhorror 00:00 Intro 01:04 Making Movies With Charlie Band 04:29 Making TERRORVISION 16:39 Making SUBSPECIES 23:27 The Madness of Shooting SUBSPECIES in Romania 30:48 PUPPET MASTER VS. DEMONIC TOYS / Corey Feldman Madness 34:52 The Full Moon Era 39:01 Looking Back on a Life in Filmmaking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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